{"id":17043,"date":"2022-06-16T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1663428"},"modified":"2022-06-16T18:29:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:29:00","slug":"coronation-streets-colson-smith-hints-at-challenges-for-craig-and-faye","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-streets-colson-smith-hints-at-challenges-for-craig-and-faye\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street\u2019s Colson Smith hints at \u2018challenges\u2019 for Craig and Faye"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Helen Daly\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 16 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Fans of <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/&quot;\">Coronation Street<\/a> simply love the blossoming relationship between Faye Windass (played by Ellie Leach) and Craig Tinker (Colson Smith).<\/p>\n<p>However, although we all know they\u2019re a match made in heaven, their romance hasn\u2019t been without quite significant bumps \u2013 only last month Faye was dealt a terrible blow when she found out she was going through an early menopause, meaning she couldn\u2019t have any more children.<\/p>\n<p>Trusty Craig insisted he only wants to be with Faye despite her asking if he wanted to leave her.<\/p>\n<p>According to actor Smith, their relationship will continue to have its challenges.<\/p> <p>Speaking exclusively to <a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com&quot;\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> at the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/british-soap-awards-2022-watch\/&quot;\">British Soap Awards 2022<\/a>, Smith said: \u201cI guess what\u2019s coming up for Craig is exploring that relationship more between him and Faye.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously they\u2019re a young couple, but they\u2019ve known each other for so long, but they\u2019ve not always been together in a relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s kind of completely challenging times for them, so it\u2019s going to be really interesting to see where that goes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if they can get their happy ending, Smith revealed: \u201cI think so, definitely. I think Craig loves and adores Faye, even when she\u2019s going through the menopause he wants to stay with her \u2013 he wants to be with her. I\u2019m sure they\u2019re going to have challenging times, but they\u2019ll work it out for a happily ever after, I\u2019m sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C206,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C206,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C243,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C243,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C278,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C278,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C380,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C380,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C425,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C425,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C280,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C280,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C381,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/02_05_coro_craig_faye_01-c395ef5.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C381,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Craig and Faye in Coronation Street<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Smith also praised his co-star Leach for her work across some particularly difficult storylines.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a hell of a lot more challenging for Ellie than it is for me,\u201d Smith explained. \u201cMy role in the story is to be Steady Eddie and be there for Faye, be the nice guy, and tell her what she wants to hear. It\u2019s hard for Ellie, but she\u2019s a great actress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/spider-returns-coronation-street-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Spider returns to Coronation Street for Toyah plot<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/british-soap-awards-2022-winners-results\/&quot;\">British Soap Awards 2022 winners: Full results as Emmerdale scoops best soap<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-abi-kevin-future-newsupdate-exclusive\/&quot;\">Coronation Street\u2019s Sally Carman on Abi\u2019s future with Kevin<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Visit our dedicated\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-paul-kel-billy\/\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\"><strong>Coronation<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Street<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0page\u00a0<\/strong><strong>for all the latest news, interviews and spoilers. 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